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#BTS
BTS to hold unprecedented K-pop concert in Saudi Arabia
SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS will perform solo concert in Saudi Arabia in October, becoming the first non-Saudi Arabian artists to perform at a stadium in the country, its manage... 17:06 Jul. 15
#K-pop
(LEAD) Defying worsening S. Korea-Japan ties, BTS concerts draw 210,000 fans in Japan related video
(ATTN: ADDS video clip at bottom) By Park Boram SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS' four concerts in Japan this month drew a total of 210,000 fans, making the Japanese leg of the band'... 14:25 Jul. 15
#K-pop
Defying worsening S. Korea-Japan ties, BTS concerts draw 210,000 fans in Japan
By Park Boram SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS' four concerts in Japan this month drew a total of 210,000 fans, making the Japanese leg of the band's world tour a solid success despi... 13:43 Jul. 15
#DAY6
(Yonhap Interview) DAY6 aims to capture beautiful moment of youth in new album
By Park Boram SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- Youth, the main theme in the previous hit songs by five-piece K-pop rock band DAY6, such as "Congratulations" and "You Were Beautiful," still runs deep in ... 08:00 Jul. 15
#TWICE member-leave of absence
TWICE's Mina to be absent from ongoing world tour due to 'psychological' issues
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Mina, a Japanese member of K-pop girl band TWICE, will not be part of the band's ongoing world tour from this week due to health issues, the band's management agency said... 17:47 Jul. 11
Scandal-ridden member Kangin to leave Super Junior
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- Kangin, a scandal-ridden member of long-running K-pop boy band Super Junior, said Thursday he will leave the team, ending his 14-year membership. The 34-year-old, whos... 16:42 Jul. 11
#BTS
BTS' 'IDOL' music video hits 500 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) -- The music video of K-pop super band BTS' hit song "IDOL" surpassed 500 million YouTube views Thursday, the band's fifth music video to accomplish the feat. The hypnoti... 09:06 Jul. 11
BTS becomes highest-charting foreign artist in Japan with new Japanese single
SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- Super group BTS topped Japan's Oricon weekly singles chart this week with its latest Japanese single "Lights/Boy With Luv," garnering the highest weekly score for any fore... 11:56 Jul. 09
Ha Sung-woon's second solo album hits summer music scene
By Park Boram SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Ha Sung-woon, a former member of sensational boy band Wanna One, returned to the summer music scene Monday with his second solo album, which delves into diff... 17:40 Jul. 08
#K-pop
(LEAD) Boy band Pentagon kicks off world tour
(ATTN: ADDS member Yan An's temporary suspension of activities in last para) SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Boy band Pentagon has kicked off a world concert tour, bringing it to 23 cities across the glo... 19:05 Jul. 05
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Boy band Pentagon kicks off world tour
SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Boy band Pentagon has kicked off a world concert tour, bringing it to 23 cities across the globe, its management agency said Friday. The world tour, named "Prism," kick... 17:46 Jul. 05
#Queen exhibition
Exhibition to bring together Queen's iconic stage costumes, local artworks
SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- A batch of stage costumes worn by iconic British band Queen and personal records of the band's late frontman arrived in South Korea for their first exhibition here, alongs... 17:20 Jul. 05
BTS tops Nielsen Music's physical album charts for H1
SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) -- Roaring K-pop boy band BTS topped Nielsen Music's Top 10 Physical Albums chart for the first half of this year, chart results showed Friday. With sales of 312,000 copie... 09:53 Jul. 05
K-pop artists' Japanese careers unperturbed by worsening Seoul-Tokyo ties
By Park Boram SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea-Japan relations are deteriorating as the countries' history-driven diplomatic row is widening to imperil their economic ties. Still, the neighbor... 16:37 Jul. 04
(Yonhap Interview) Like Lady Gaga, BTS is market-changing force in U.S. pop scene: Billboard's pop columnist
By Park Boram SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- As American pop icon Lady Gaga once inspired the U.S. pop scene to follow her example and find copycats, K-pop boy band BTS stands now as a force that change... 17:01 Jul. 02
#BTS-fan community
BTS launches fan community on mobile application
SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) – Roaring K-pop boy band BTS launched Monday an official mobile application channel to connect with fans around the world. The septet announced the opening of BTS Weverse,... 21:01 Jul. 01
Girl band I.O.I gets back together for new album in Oct.
SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- The formerly 11-piece girl band I.O.I will be reinstated as a nine-member group to release a new album in October, a music label said Monday. The new album, set for rel... 18:10 Jul. 01
#BTS
BTS garners more than $50 million from stadium tours in May
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop band BTS topped the monthly list of tour grosses with the biggest attendees among global superstars in May, Billboard reported on Thursday (on U.S. time). "Fro... 15:46 Jun. 28
#K-pop
Ex-members of boy band Wanna One to heat up summer music scene
By Park Boram SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- Within its short career, project boy band Wanna One speedily and surely carved out a name for itself on the K-pop scene. Former members of the disbanded gro... 15:08 Jun. 28
#Tchaikovsky Competition
Korean vocalist, violinist win medals at Int'l Tchaikovsky Competition
SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) -- A vocalist and a violinist from South Korea won the silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia this week, their agents... 10:07 Jun. 28